Napo hits out at probation machine
30th April 2012
Probation union Napo has criticised plans to replace probation staff with machines in a bid to save money. Under the proposals, freed offenders and th...
Disused land for retail makeover
27th April 2012
A derelict piece of land in west London may be transformed into a retail site complete with cinema, restaurants and a hotel, with some housing also pl...
Asbestos victim wins historic case
26th April 2012
An important legal precedent has been set after a man suffering from asbestosis caused more than 50 years ago won his battle with the employer’s par...
Lawyer loses key discrimination claim
25th April 2012
Five Supreme Court Justices have unanimously dismissed an appeal by a lawyer who was forced to retire at 65. Leslie Seldon had already lost at the Cou...
24th April 2012
The government’s controversial legal aid reforms have suffered another setback as the House of Lords disagreed with ministers on three counts on Mon...
Whistleblowers ‘must be rewarded’
23rd April 2012
An expert in employment law has called for more rewards to be offered to so-called whistleblowers in the workplace. David Lewis, a professor of emplo...
Disabled Remploy staff to protest
20th April 2012
Workers from soon-to-be-closed Remploy factories are to demonstrate against the plans, which will see 1,500 disabled employees lose their jobs. Led by...
West London development behind schedule
19th April 2012
The developer behind one of the UK’s biggest housing and community projects has admitted to falling behind its targets, according to official report...
Mortgage fraud ‘continues to rise’
18th April 2012
Mortgage fraud rose by 8% in 2011 in year-on-year terms, according to new research from Experian. The firm said “financially stressed” con...
Legal aid bill ‘bad for vulnerable’
17th April 2012
The country’s most vulnerable people could be denied access to advice if the legal aid bill is passed in its original form. That is according to...
£175,000 fine over porter death
16th April 2012
The employer of a man killed when an industrial waste compactor broke his neck has been fined £175,000. ISS Mediclean Ltd, a national cleaning compan...
Divorce rates rise sharply over century
13th April 2012
Figures from the Office for National Statistics have been released to compare population trends in England and Wales between 1911 and 2010. The data r...
Care applications reach new high
12th April 2012
Research has shown that the number of applications to take children into care surpassed 10,000 in the 12 months to the end of March. Last month some 8...
Temp numbers drop after EU ruling
11th April 2012
Figures have shown temporary job placements have fallen 18% over the past year, with experts suggesting many firms may be choosing not to take on temp...
Employment tribunal rules changed
10th April 2012
Businesses in west London, the South East and elsewhere in the UK will now find it easier to take on staff after new employment tribunal changes, busi...
Green site battle ‘to go the distance’
05th April 2012
The fate of a section of land in west London will now be decided in May, it has been revealed. Campaigners are committed to preventing the Medi Parc a...
£2m damages for race circuit groundsman
04th April 2012
A racing circuit groundsman has been awarded more than £2 million in damages after an incident at work left him with severe head injuries. David John...
Law change ‘puts 2.7m jobs at risk’
03rd April 2012
The Government’s decision to extend the qualifying period for protection from unfair dismissal from one to two years has put 2.7 million jobs at...
‘Apprenticeships must last a year’
02nd April 2012
Skills Minister John Hayes has revealed that from August next year apprentices will have to last at least 12 months. The stipulation, which has been i...
